Food processing firms step up production, focus on safety measures for workers Food processing firms in HCM City have stepped up production to meet demand while also enhancing safety measures for their staff amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Recruitment market will come back when pandemic ends Experts predict that once the COVID-19 epidemic is under control, recruitment needs will rapidly increase. Ngô Thị Ngọc Lan, Regional Director of Navigos Search, talks to Vietnamplus about the situation and how workers and employers need to prepare for the future.

How COVID-19 affects Vietnamese consumers’ FMCG spend and purchase behaviours

The COVID-19 outbreak has hit fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) businesses but not all categories and retailers will suffer negative impacts, according to global data and consulting company Kantar Worldpanel.

Việt Nam’s cashew exports to US up in two months Việt Nam’s cashew exports to the US in the first two months of the year rose by 21 per cent in volume to 17,900 tonnes and 3.6 per cent in value to US$126.2 million year-on-year, according to the General Department of Customs.

Relief measures fail to calm virus panic

The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange lost 6.08 per cent to close at 666.59 points.

Trôi and chay cakes for Cold Food Festival

Hà Nội coach stations propose extending opening hours

The Transport Department is considering allowing coach stations in the city to open at night to ease overcrowding.

COVID-19 pandemic leaves Airbnb hosts thinking of the long-term There are many problems associated with COVID-19, but one major issues caused by the global pandemic is its virtual destruction of the travel industry.

Buying in now may be risky: analysts, investors warn Though Vietnamese shares have lost a lot in the past seven weeks, analysts and securities firms are unsure if it is now the right time for buying in.

Hunting Northern Lights at the edge of the earth

Bùi Hồng Ngọc takes a fairytale trip in search of the Aurora in Teriberka, a town poised on the shores of the Barents Sea in the Arctic, which is literally on the edge of the mainland from where it's only water all the way to the North Pole.